So says Mr. Persson.The next epoch is upon us! The skies are trembling, pigs are growing wings, and the nether is turning awfully cold, as Minecraft slowly crawls out of Alpha..
In his latest update, Notch has announced that Minecraft will leave the Alpha stage and enter Beta on December 20. That doesn't mean that new features will no longer be added though. The term "Beta" in this context actually means... Well, it's not like that term ever meant much anyway. Beta means whatever the developer wants it to mean.
As previously discussed, the price of Minecraft will increase to €14.95. He also gave some additional pricing information.With Beta comes a larger focus on polish and content, and we’ll start early on with adding proper modding support with a stable API, and we’d love all input we can get on this from the modders out there. We’ll also add some kind of non-intrusive narrative to the game to help drive the game experience early on, and to provide some kind of late game goal. There will be a bigger focus on testing and stability as well, with more time between updates.
We will also change the license to remove the line that promises all future versions of the game for free. Please note that this change only affects people who buy the game after December 20, so if you got the game for during alpha, you will still get all future updates for free, despite this change. A promise is a promise.
Buying the game during beta will include all updates up until release, of course, and bug patches will be free.
Apparently the promise of stuff for free scared the lawyers and the board. That's business, I guess. :(
Also, gift codes. Are your friends too cheap? Buy Minecraft for them, and if you purchase the gift code before December 20, their account will be treated as an alpha account.
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